Saw



E. L. GRIFFIN.

SAW.

APPLlCATlON FILED APR.4| I919.

Patented'Nov. 1, 1921.

I INV ENTOR. E. L. QrzLffi/w M ATTORIIVEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlQE.

SAW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

Application filed April 4, 1919. Serial No. 287,438.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR L. GnLFFIN, a subject of the King of GreatBrltain, resid- 'ing at Lubec, in the county of Washington and State ofMaine, have invented new and useful Improvements in Saws, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in saws, the object being toprovide an ordinary carpenters handsaw, so as to permit of its use as asquare and to combine therewith a pencil-holder, so that a pencil may beat all times convenient for use.

For this purpose the saw is provided along its back edge withgraduations representing inches and fractions thereof, and has the inneredge of its handle formed w th a straight edge disposed at an angle ofninety degrees with respect to the saw back to provide a butt or stopfor the square, while the handle has secured thereto each end of aU-shaped member which is adapted to receive a pencil, the said pencilbeing frictionally held therein by means of a spring secured within theU-shaped member and adapted to yieldingly engage the pencil uponopposite sides thereof.

The invention further includes the following novel features and detailsof construction, to be hereinafter more fully described and illustratedin the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: 7 t

Figure l is a side elevation of a saw constructed in accordance with thepresent invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the blade of the saw is indicatedat 10, the said blade being provided along the edge of its back withgraduations 11, suitably numbered and representing inches and fractionsthereof. The handle of the saw is indicated at 12,'and is formed withthe usual hand grip 13. The opposite end of the handle is formed with astraight edge 14, which is disposed at an angle of ninety degrees withrespect to the back edge of the saw blade, a shoulder being thus formedwhich cooperates with the said back edge to provide a square. Secured tothe handle 12 is a pencil holder, the latter comprising a U-shapedmember 15, having each of its ends secured upon opposite sides of thehandle 12, as shown at 16. This forms a loop for the reception of apencil 17. Secured within the U-shaped member is a spring, the latterprojecting upon opposite sides of the loop and being provided withdownwardly bowed portions 18 and outwardly curved extremities 19. Theseextremities are adapted to bear upon the pencil 17 and the oposite sidesof the U-shaped member or loop 15 to yieldingly hold the pencil inposition.

It will be seen from the foregoing description and accompanying drawingsthat the invention provides an exceptionally handy and convenient toolin which a number of elements which are generally used together areassociated, so as to be at all times handy for use.

Various changes may be made in the form, proportions, and minor detailsof construction of the invention; and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

The combination with a tool handle having curved and rounded edgeportions and flat sides, of a U member including outwardly extending endportions conforming tothe edge portions of the handle, said U memberforming a pencil holding device, and a spring passing through the Umember in a transverse direction and positioned for engaging the pencilin a longitudinal direction and holding the latter in contact with theedge portion of the handle not engaged by the hand when the tool is inuse, the point of the pencil resting within a curved edge portion of thehandle.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDGAR L. GRIFFIN.

